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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
Marcos L.,
Petitioner,
v.
David Easterwood, et al.,
Respondents.
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATION
AND GRANTING WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS
Civil File No. 26-676 (MJD/SGE)
Evan Brown, Gloria Leticia Contreras Edin, Contreras Edin Law, Counsel
for Petitioner.
Trevor Brown, Assistant United States Attorney, Counsel for
Respondents.
The above-entitled matter comes before the Court upon the Report
and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins
dated February 3, 2026. Only the Respondents have filed an objection to the
Report and Recommendation [Doc. 14]. Pursuant to statute, the Court
conducted a de novo review upon the record. 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1); D.
Minn. LR 72.2(b). Based upon that review, the Court adopts the Report
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and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins February 3,
2026.
Accordingly, based upon the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. 	The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation of
United States Magistrate Judge Elkins dated February 3, 2026
[Doc. 12].
2. 	The Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [Doc. 1] is
GRANTED as follows:
a. Petitioner shall be immediately released from detention into
Minnesota;
b. Respondents are ordered to return Petitioner’s work permit,
driver’s license, and any other seized documents, property,
or effects seized during his arrest; and
c. 	Respondents are required to confirm Petitioner’s release
from custody within forty-eight (48) hours from the date of
this Order.
3. 	Petitioner’s Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order [Doc. 5] is DENIED as moot.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
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Dated: February 8, 2026 	s/Michael J. Davis
Michael J. Davis
United States District Court
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